Local Community Satisfaction toward Tourism Development in Pushkar Region of Rajasthan, India

Sunil Tiwari, Natalia Tomczewska-Popowycz, Shiv Kumar Gupta and Magdalena Petronella Swart
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Sunil Tiwari: University Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (U.I.T.H.M.), Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India
Natalia Tomczewska-Popowycz: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, University of Silesia, Bedzinska 60 Str., Sosnowiec 41-200, Poland
Shiv Kumar Gupta: Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, Garhwal Central University, Srinagar 246174, Uttarakhand, India
Magdalena Petronella Swart: School of Public and Operations Management, University of South Africa, Pretoria 0002, South Africa

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-20

Abstract: Satisfaction of local residents is one of the key factors in responsible and sustainable tourism development. It helps tourism planners and policymakers in effective and strategic utilization of tourism resources. The present study investigates local residents’ satisfaction level toward sustainable tourism development through economic, socio-cultural, and environmental development. In order to achieve the goal of the study, one-sample t -test, regression analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were performed. The findings of the study have suggested that local residents have a different level of satisfaction towards overall sustainable development and economic, socio-cultural, and environmental development in the study area. It was also observed that there is a high positive correlation among economic, socio-cultural, and environmental developments, and these developments significantly impact sustainable tourism development.

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; satisfaction; economic development; environmental impact; Pushkar; structural equation modeling (SEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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